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TerminatedNCT03342859Updated Jan 6, 2021

Mode of Action Study of Vilaprisan and Ulipristal Acetate in Patients With Uterine Fibroids for Whom Surgery is Planned

A Phase 1 interventional study of Vilaprisan, BAY1002670 and Ulipristal in Leiomyoma, sponsored by Bayer. Terminated at 1 site in United Kingdom. Open to female participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-01-06.

Sponsored by Bayer · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

Why this study was terminated
Due to findings in the preclinical carcinogenicity studies for vilaprisan (BAY1002670)

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Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
10
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Female
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 12 studies testing vilaprisan in Leiomyoma — none open to participants now, none under way, none of them phase 3. vilaprisan · Leiomyoma.

Enrollment
11th of 12
10 · median 98
Started
2017
with 3 others
Phase 1
4 of 12
none open now
Registered
7th of 12
by date
Lead sponsor
12 of 12
Bayer

Among the 12 studies testing vilaprisan in Leiomyoma, this one is the 11th largest by enrollment, is one of 4 that started in 2017, is one of 4 in phase 1, and was the 7th registered.

Leiomyoma

438 studies on the registry are indexed under Leiomyoma; 74 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

None of the 12 studies testing vilaprisan in Leiomyoma is open now. The open studies under Leiomyoma, anywhere →

About vilaprisan

No approval found in the FDA or EMA files read. How studies give it is on its page →

Who these studies take

Of the 43 Leiomyoma studies recruiting now, 21 (49%) set no upper age limit and 21 (49%) stop at 75 or younger; 3 take children under 18; 9 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years and older · female · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

To investigate the clinical effects of vilaprisan and ulipristal acetate at molecular and cellular level on uterine and fibroid tissue taken from patients (after surgery / biopsy)

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Conditions studied

  • Leiomyoma

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Keywords

  • Uterine fibroids
  • Bleeding reduction
  • Vilaprisan
  • Mode of action
  • Hysterectomy
  • Myomectomy
  • Pharmacodynamic
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients 18 years and older and premenopausal (based on gynecological history i.e. still menstruating; no significant estrogen deficiency symptoms)
  • Diagnosis of uterine fibroids documented by ultrasound and relevant symptoms reported by the patient (e.g. heavy menstrual bleeding, pelvic pressure)
  • Patients for whom surgery (hysterectomy or myomectomy) for the treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids is planned
  • Patients who are otherwise healthy as shown by medical history, physical and gynecological examinations, and laboratory test results

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • for the progesterone receptor modulators (PRM) vilaprisan or ulipristal acetate
  • Use of medication that might interfere with the conduct of the study or the interpretation of the results (e.g. continuing use of hormonal , tranexamic acid or other treatments for heavy menstrual bleeding, progesterone receptor modulators, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, anticoagulants, moderate and strong inducers and moderate and strong CYP3A4 inhibitors within a defined time period before treatment starts.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

CYP3A (CYP3A4) inhibitors and inducers

CYP3A is a group of enzymes, mainly CYP3A4, in the liver and gut that break down many medicines. Some medicines, supplements and foods (grapefruit, St John’s wort) slow them down or speed them up, which changes how much of a study drug stays in the body.

Studies list them so they can be avoided or switched; bring a list of everything you take, including supplements.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
10 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Vilaprisan group

    Vilaprisan 2 mg oral daily over 8-12 weeks

    Drug: Vilaprisan, BAY1002670

  • Active comparator
    Ulipristal group

    Ulipristal 5 mg oral daily over 8-12 weeks

    Drug: Ulipristal

  • No intervention
    Control group

    Patients undergoing surgery without any prior treatment, as control group

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The expression level of biomarker for glandular and stromal cell proliferation (Ki-67) in the endometrium of the same patient before treatment and when treated with VPR (vilaprisan) prior to surgery

    Pre-treatment biopsy: The endometrial biopsy will be performed between Day 6 to 13 of the menstrual cycle that occurs after the screening visit and before treatment commences. Post-treatment biopsy as second endometrial biopsy is taken (if possible within 24 hours) after end of VPR treatment.

    Time frame: From pre-treatment biopsy to post-treatment biopsy_ Up to 20 weeks

  2. The expression level of biomarker for myoma cell proliferation (Ki-67) in fibroid tissue of patients not treated with PRM (progesterone receptor modulator )and those who have been treated with VPR prior to surgery

    Fibroid tissue sample will be collected from the uterus following surgery (if possible within 24 hours) after end of VPR treatment

    Time frame: After maximum 12 weeks of treatment

  3. The expression level of biomarkers for apoptotic regulation in the endometrium (BCL-2 (B-cell lymphoma 2), caspase 3) of the same patient before treatment and when treated with VPR prior to surgery

    Pre-treatment biopsy: The endometrial biopsy will be performed between Day 6 to 13 of the menstrual cycle that occurs after the screening visit and before treatment commences. Post-treatment biopsy as second endometrial biopsy is taken (if possible within 24 hours) after end of VPR treatment

    Time frame: From pre-treatment biopsy to post-treatment biopsy_ Up to 20 weeks

  4. The expression level of biomarkers for apoptotic regulation in fibroid tissue (BCL-2, caspase 3) of patients not treated with PRM and those who have been treated with VPR prior to surgery

    Fibroid tissue sample will be collected from the uterus following surgery (if possible within 24 hours) after end of VPR treatment

    Time frame: After maximum 12 weeks of treatment

  5. The expression level of nuclear hormone receptors in the endometrium (progesterone receptor (PR), PR-B, estrogen receptor (ER), androgen receptor (AR)) of the same patient before treatment and when treated with VPR prior to surgery

    Pre-treatment biopsy: The endometrial biopsy will be performed between Day 6 to 13 of the menstrual cycle that occurs after the screening visit and before treatment commences. Post-treatment biopsy as second endometrial biopsy is taken (if possible within 24 hours) after end of VPR treatment

    Time frame: From pre-treatment biopsy to post-treatment biopsy_ Up to 20 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. The expression levels of biomarkers (Ki-67, caspase 3 and BCL-2) in the endometrium of the same patient before treatment and when treated with UPA prior to surgery

    Pre-treatment biopsy: The endometrial biopsy will be performed between Day 6 to 13 of the menstrual cycle that occurs after the screening visit and before treatment commences. Post-treatment biopsy as second endometrial biopsy is taken (if possible within 24 hours) after end of treatment. Fibroid tissue sample will be collected from the uterus following surgery (if possible within 24 hours) after end of treatment

    Time frame: From pre-treatment biopsy to post-treatment biopsy_ Up to 20 weeks

  2. The expression levels of biomarkers (Ki-67, caspase 3 and BCL-2) in fibriod tissue of patients not treated with PRM and those who have been treated with UPA prior to surgery

    Fibroid tissue sample will be collected from the uterus following surgery (if possible within 24 hours) after end of VPR treatment

    Time frame: After maximum 12 weeks of treatment

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Study locations

1 site
  • Edinburgh Royal Infirmary/ NHS Lothian
    Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom
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References and documents

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Nov 2017 to primary completion in Dec 2018, 13 months.

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Registered
Oct 26, 2017
First posted
Nov 17, 2017
StartActual
Nov 16, 2017
Primary completionActual
Dec 17, 2018
CompletionActual
Jan 13, 2020
Last update
Jan 6, 2021
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 6, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03342859
Lead sponsor
Bayer
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 17, 2017
Start date
Nov 16, 2017
Primary completion
Dec 17, 2018
Completion
Jan 13, 2020
Last update
Jan 6, 2021

Study contacts

Bayer Study Director
study director · Bayer

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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